Bio

Shalmali Bane is a reproductive and perinatal epidemiologist living in the Bay Area, California. She received her doctorate in Epidemiology and Population Health in 2024 from the Stanford University School of Medicine. Her dissertation examined the association of neighborhood factors and birth hospital with racial and ethnic disparities in low-risk cesarean birth, as well as cesarean birth as a means to reduce downstream severe maternal morbidity. During her time at Stanford, she held teaching roles in the departments of Epidemiology, Biology, and Theatre and Performance Studies including for courses in Genetics, Intermediate Epidemiology, and Improvisation. She is interested in the application of causal inference and advanced epidemiological methods as well as community-engaged research to facilitate the rigorous and equitable study of pregnancy. Her research covers healthcare resource use (abortion, cesarean birth), maternal outcomes (severe maternal morbidity), perinatal outcomes (stillbirth, periviable birth), and social epidemiology (racial and ethnic disparities, socioeconomic position). Dr. Bane hopes her research supports improving reproductive care safely and equitably for all who choose to give birth.

Education

Stanford University, School of Medicine | Stanford, CA

Ph.D., Epidemiology and Population Health | 2021 - 2024

M.S., Epidemiology and Population Health | 2019 - 2021

Stanford University | Stanford, CA

B.S. with Honors, Biology | 2012 - 2016

Experience

Founding Researcher | Malama Health | March 2022 - May 2023

Senior Analyst | The Analysis Group, Inc. | May 2018 - August 2019

Analyst | The Analysis Group, Inc. | August 2016 - May 2018